jasper's is on the 10th (since i wasn't part of the group back when that list was made). sob. actually it's a non-event around here this year -- just going to have my parents over, bake a cake, he'll open gifts from them, and that's it.

i'm so freakin' busy trying to get these dvds shipped on time. i think i've packaged over 50 orders, and i'm still dealing with orders that came in the first 24 hours is was on sale. egads!!! maybe i should bring someone in to help out, because this is nutty.

bec, we'll be at emily's party and get to meet abby then, but as of right this moment i'd be very surprised if i can make in before then. i really wanted to come and help out like you did for me... darn dvds again. raincheck for some other time you could use an extra set of hands? i'm going to package up some small dipes for you, though, so you get them before next sunday. i'm going to be living at the post office anyway, what's one more package!

that's all for me -- off to bug dh to figure out why my pdf of usps labels has the printer stuck again. sigh!

"spirit - the seventh fire". if you ever saw "spirit - a journey in dance, drums and song" on pbs back in 1999 or since then (it reruns from time to time, especially during pledge drives), this is the updated show. it has toured on and off the past 2 years. people have been bugging us for a dvd for ages. so that's why it's so nutty right now. http://www.spirit7thfire.com

Between allergies and a cold, poor Jessica is miserable today. She didn't sleep much at all last night - so consequently neither did I - her nose is running like crazy and she has a horrible cough. I finally conned her into taking some benedryl and she's peacefully sleeping right now, poor little babe, she needed the rest so badly.

How nice of our brains to take a pregnacy vacation together - sure wish I could go too Are you feeling baby parts yet Liz? I felt a foot or a knee the other night - I was messing with it and got a nice hard kick, I suppose I deserved it

well, i'm 5 days late! but my temps are down, so I dont think we did it this time...but who knows. I cant test until DH gets home, (he made me promise, darnit!), and that wont be til late friday night.

sage fell asleep eating dinner again, lol. she'll probably be up again at 5am like this morning. ugh. yeah, yeah, i know, I went bragging about how she slept all night and this is what happens! :

How nice of our brains to take a pregnacy vacation together - sure wish I could go too Are you feeling baby parts yet Liz? I felt a foot or a knee the other night - I was messing with it and got a nice hard kick, I suppose I deserved it

Not really. It just feels like one big Monster Truck show. Especially at night when I am trying to sleep. It usually doens't stop me from passing out at the end of the day. "Just clean up when you are done, kids. Mommy is going 'night night"

aira: Happy Birthday to your little one Can you believe that they are 2 already?

Christy I must say that I stopped stalking your chart so I wasn't paying attention. I'm sending you some sticky vibes.

stalk me if you must...I need help figuring this out! and the ppl over in the TTC forum here move so fast, I cant keep up w/ any threads. and if I post my own thread over there, I'm told I have to ask whatever question about my chart in "the one thread" and that one moves so friggin fast, by the time you post your message, 12 other posts are there, and your post is on page 6 when you thought you were gonna be on page 4 or something!!

I am fascinated by the while chart thing because it is like a different language. I don't get it at all It's like looking at Russian or something. I "charted" by keeping track of days and CM. The CM thing is really accurate for me.

Tammi- those pics of Angelica are precious. I especially love the one with her new bay Anabel

aw! jelly is soooo cute! i love her hair! I wish sage's hair would hurry up and grow already!

well, the temp chart is like this: your temps are a certain normal range until you O, then they spike and stay high due to progesterone in your system. this lasts for 12-16 days, then if you're not pg, your temp drops back to normal and you get AF. if your pg, your temp stays up thru your pregnancy. Mine spiked again today. Mine has been all out of whack ever since we decided to start TTC again. I dont get it.

no. she has a binky and a bottle and she sucks, cries and makes happy sounds.

Dani also wants that one that talks, can't remember her name, but in the commercial the doll asks for breakfast and the girl gives her a cookie and the doll says "silly mommy, cookie not for breakfast" and the girls mom says "wow, she really understands" The overacting in that commercial makes me groan every time it comes on - either it's the acting or the impending "mommy will you get me that" that I know is coming Needless to say, that doll will NOT be finding a home here - and neither will the Furby she's been bugging me about! No more noisy toys!!!

Have you seen the commercial for some satellite radio thing, where Snoop Dogg is asking people if they've seen his necklace and he gets to Ellen DeGeneres and she says things like "you want to grow a beard" "you want to become Amish" etc. Well, I just had an Ellen moment.

I was standing in the bathroom trying to get ready to leave, Jesi comes in and says "ma ee ee ah"

Me: You want make up on? (I was doing my make up when this started)
J: No
Me: You want to brush your teeth?
J: No ma ee ee ah
Me: You want a vitamin
J: No ma ee ah (this time she lifts her hair)
Me: you want your hair brushed? (by this time that Ellen commercial is giong through my head)
J: No ma ee ee ah (again lifts her hair - showing her ears)
Me: You want your earrings on?
J: uh huh - as she runs to the chair and puts her head down so I can get to her ear

Part of me doesn't want her to grow up, but there is another part of me that wishes she didn't use the same sounds or words for multiple things, sometimes it gets really frustrating for both of us when I can't figure out what she wants